Bullets on Main Street
By Steven Stajich It was dinner hour on August 4, a Friday summer night with plenty of tourists and others checking out Main Street in Santa Monica. Then, shots were fired. Police arrived to find […]
SMa.r.t.- Sustainability: Who Carries the Load? Pt. 2
In last week’s article we reviewed Santa Monica’s water supply, and mentioned that the total residential sector has shown the greatest decrease in water usage. From 2005 to 2013 residential water usage dropped 6 percent […]
Ask Rusty – Collecting SS and Income Taxes; early retirement and working
Dear Rusty: My husband just starting collecting Social Security at his full retirement age. If he wants a part time job how much money does he have to stay under not to mess up his SS […]
A Problem For Needed Bail System Changes
By Thomas D. Elias There are plenty of problems with the kind of one-party government California now has, with every statewide office in the hands of Democrats, who also hold two-thirds majorities in both houses […]
Is Decorum Finally Dead?
By Steve Stajich Concern about the decay of civility and decorum are cyclical, coming with each new seeming violation of propriety, etiquette, and taste. Sometimes a quaint souvenir of past struggles remains, such as parental […]
Newsom: Spread the Wealth a Basic Belief
By Tom Elias Gavin Newsom has a reported net worth of more than $10 million, an ownership interest in more than a dozen businesses from wineries to hotels and a steadfast, almost lifelong friendship with […]
At the Movies Film Review: Lady Macbeth
By Beverly Cohn Beginning with a fascinating screenplay by Alice Birch and pitch perfect direction by William Oldroyd, this is not Shakespeare’s 16th Century Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is considered one of the most powerful […]
SMa.r.t.- Sustainability: Who Carries the Load?
Part 1. A couple of years back, a SMa.r.t. column on sustainability compared the City of Santa Monica’s residential and commercial sectors’ progress towards the City’s sustainability goals. Initially, it appeared that the residential sector […]
Boy Scouts Is Not an Anachronism
By Steve Stajich Santa Monica has a proud heritage of producing Eagle Scouts. As recently as June of this year, Santa Monica’s Troop 2 saw four local teen agers receive the highest rank one […]
Good Taste: Art That Speaks to Me
By Barbara Bishop I’m really excited. I just bought my first piece of original art for my new home. And for me, it was from the most unlikely place. But it was really the perfect […]
Topanga Beach Bus to Add Venice Fan Zone Stop During World Cup Events
Temporary route change aims to improve transit access to Venice Beach on July 10-11. The Los Angeles County Topanga Beach...
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School of Rock West LA Turns Kids into Rockstars in a Week (Video)
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